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Carr's Exploration/Colonization Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What year did Columbus "discover" the Americas?

(a)  

2.

What year did Dias sail around the Cape of Good Hope?

(a)  

3.

What year did da Gamma reach India by sea?

(a)  

4.

Which flag did Columbus sail under?

a)

English

b)

French

c)

Italian

d)

Portuguese

e)

Spanish

5.

Which flag did Vasco da Gamma sail under?

a)

English

b)

French

c)

Italian

d)

Portuguese

e)

Spanish

6.

Which flag did Bartolomeu Dias sail under?

a)

English

b)

French

c)

Italian

d)

Portuguese

e)

Spanish

7.

Which flag did Ferdinand Magellan sail under?

a)

English

b)

French

c)

Italian

d)

Portuguese

e)

Spanish

8.

Which flag did Sir Francis Drake sail under?

a)

English

b)

French

c)

Italian

d)

Portuguese

e)

Spanish

9.

Which of these was NOT a motive of European exploration?

a)

Economic - new trade routes

b)

Religious - expanding the influence of the Church

c)

Religious - sharing the gospel "to the ends of the Earth"

d)

Religious - trying to find the original Bible written by Jesus himself

10.

Which two countries did the Line of Demarcation divide the New World between?

a)

England and France

b)

England and Spain

c)

Spain and Portugual

d)

Spain and France

11.

Which empire colonized the area that would become the eastern United States?

a)

England

b)

France

c)

Portugal

d)

Spain

12.

Which empire colonized the area that would become Brazil?

a)

England

b)

France

c)

Portugal

d)

Spain

13.

Which empire originally colonized the area that would become Canada?

a)

England

b)

France

c)

Portugal

d)

Spain

14.

Which empire originally colonized the area that would become Mexico?

a)

England

b)

France

c)

Portugal

d)

Spain

15.

Who created the Line of Demarcation?

a)

Pope Alexander VI

b)

Pope Leo III

c)

King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella

d)

Queen Elizabeth II

16.

Which of these was NOT a motive of European exploration?

a)

Economic - to find a new money system

b)

Social - thrill of adventure

c)

Religious - sharing the gospel "to the ends of the Earth"

d)

Political - increasing land, wealth, and power for monarchs

17.

Which country was Marco Polo from?

a)

England

b)

Italy

c)

Portugal

d)

Spain

18.

What was the name of the new ship created by the Portuguese that allowed sailors to explore both the open seas and narrow waterways?

a)

Carousel

b)

Caravel

c)

Submarine

d)

Dreadnought

19.

What language is the term "conquistador"?

a)

Latin

b)

English

c)

Spanish

d)

Portuguese

20.

Which empire did Cortez conquer?

a)

Aztec

b)

Inca

c)

Mayan

d)

Tolmec